wafumana ‘umvuzo ozalisekileyo.’ Ngaphezu koko, abo balifundayo eli bali leZibhalo bafunda isifundo esibalulekileyo: Nyaniseka kuYehova, yaye uya kuvuzwa ngokutyebileyo.—Rute 2:12; 4:17-22; IMizekeliso 10:22; Mateyu 1:1, 5, 6.

16. Luluphi uvavanyo awajamelana nalo amaHebhere amathathu, yaye linokusinceda njani eli bali?

¹⁶ Ibali lamaHebhere ekuthiwa nguShadraki, uMeshaki noAbhede-nego linokusinceda sithembeke kuThixo phantsi kweemeko ezilingayo. Yiba nomfanekiso ngqondweni weso siganeko njengoko uDaniyeli isahluko 3 efundwa ngokuvakalayo. Isithixo esikhulu neside segolide simi kwithafa laseDura, apho kuhlanganisene amagosa aseBhabhiloni. Xa kukhala izixhobo zomculo, aqubuda phantsi aze anqule eso sithixo simiswe nguKumkani uNebhukadenetsare. Oko kukuthi, onke enjenjalo ngaphandle koShadraki, uMeshaki noAbhede-nego. Ngentlonelo, kodwa ngenkalipho, bayamxelela ukumkani ukuba abasayi kubakhonza oothixo bakhe baze basinqule eso sithixo segolide. La maHebhere mathathu aphoswa kwiziko elibaselwe ngeyona ndlela. Kodwa yintoni eyenzekayo? Xa ekhangela phakathi, ukumkani ubona amadoda amane, enye yawo ‘ifana nonyana woothixo.’ (Daniyeli 3:25) La maHebhere mathathu ayakhutshwa kwelo ziko, yaye uNebhukadenetsare uyamdumisa uThixo wawo. Siye sangenelwa ngokuzenzela umfanekiso ngqondweni weli bali. Yaye esinjani isifundo esisifumanayo ngokuphathelele ukuthembeka kuYehova xa sivavanywa!

Iingenelo Zokufunda IBhayibhile Njengentsapho

17. Ngamafutshane chaza ezinye zezinto eziyingenelo enokuzifunda intsapho yakho ngokufunda iBhayibhile kunye.

¹⁷ Intsapho yakho inokufumana iingenelo ezininzi ukuba nichitha ixesha rhoqo nifunda iBhayibhile kunye. Ukususela kwiGenesis, ninokuzenzela umfanekiso ngqondweni wexesha lokudala nize nibone ikhaya lokuqala lomntu eliyiParadisi. Ninokwabelana ngamava oosolusapho abathembekileyo neentsapho zabo nize nihambe namaSirayeli njengoko ewela uLwandle Olubomvu kwindlela eyomileyo. Ninokuyibona inkwenkwana engumalusi uDavide isoyisa ingxilimbela yomFilisti uGoliyati. Intsapho yakho inokuba nombono wokwakhiwa kwetempile kaYehova eYerusalem, ibone ukutshatyalaliswa kwayo yingxokolo yaseBhabhiloni, yaye iphinde iyibone isakhiwa ngaphantsi kweRhuluneli uZerubhabheli. Ndawonye nabalusi abathobekileyo kufutshane neBhetelehem, ninokuziva izigidimi zengelosi ezingokuzalwa kukaYesu. Ninokufumana iinkcukacha ngobhaptizo nobulungiseleli bakhe, nimbone encama ubomi bakhe njengentlawulelo, yaye ninokuthelela kuvuyo lokuvuswa kwakhe. Emva koko, ninokuhamba nompostile uPawulos nize nibone ukusekwa kwamabandla njengoko ubuKristu busanda. Ngokulandelayo, kwincwadi yeSityhilelo, intsapho yakho inokunandipha umbono ozukileyo wompostile uYohane wexesha elizayo, kuquka uLawulo lukaKristu Lweminyaka Eliwaka.

18, 19. Kunikelwe waphi amacebiso ngokuphathelele ukufunda iBhayibhile njengentsapho?

¹⁸ Ukuba niyifunda ngokuvakalayo iBhayibhile njengentsapho, yifundeni ngokucacileyo nangehlombe. Xa nifunda iinxalenye ezithile zeZibhalo, elinye ilungu lentsapho—mhlawumbi ubawo—lisenokulifunda lonke elo bali. Abanye banokudlala iindima zabantu abakwelo bali leBhayibhile, befunda iinxalenye zabo ngendlela efanelekileyo.

¹⁹ Njengoko nifunda iBhayibhile njengentsapho, ubuchule benu bokufunda busenokuphucuka. Mhlawumbi, ulwazi lwenu ngoThixo luya kwanda, yaye oku kufanele kunenze nisondele ngakumbi kuye. UAsafu wavuma esithi: “Mna ke, ukusondela kuThixo kulungile kum, ndiyenza ihlathi lam iNkosi uYehova, ukuze ndiyibalise yonke imisebenzi yakhe.” (INdumiso 73:28) Oku kuya kuyinceda intsapho yakho ukuba ifane noMoses, ‘owaqhubeka eqinile ngokungathi uyambona Lowo ungabonakaliyo,’ oko kukuthi, uYehova uThixo.—Hebhere 11:27.

Ukufunda Nobulungiseleli BamaKristu

20, 21. Uthumo lwethu lokushumayela lunxibelelene njani nokukwazi ukufunda?

²⁰ Umnqweno wethu wokunqula “Lowo ungabonakaliyo” ufanele usishukumisele ekubeni sizabalazele ukukwazi ukufunda. Ukufunda kakuhle kuyasinceda sinikele ubungqina ngokusuka kwiLizwi likaThixo. Ngokuqinisekileyo kuyasinceda senze umsebenzi wokushumayela ngoBukumkani uYesu awathuma abalandeli bakhe ukuba bawenze xa wathi: “Hambani . . . nize nenze abafundi abantu beentlanga zonke, nibabhaptiza egameni loYise neloNyana nelomoya oyingcwele, nibafundisa ukuba bagcine zonke izinto endiye ndaniyalela zona.” (Mateyu 28:19, 20; IZenzo 1:8) Ukunikela ubungqina ngumsebenzi oyintloko wabantu bakaYehova, yaye ukukwazi ukufunda kusenza sikwazi ukuwuphumeza.

²¹ Kufuneka umgudu ukuze ukwazi ukulifunda kakuhle uze ulifundise ngobuchule iLizwi likaThixo. (Efese 6:17) Ngoko, ‘yenza unako-nako ukuba uzinikele ukholekile kuThixo, uliphatha ngokufanelekileyo ilizwi lenyaniso.’ (2 Timoti 2:15) Lwandise ulwazi lwakho ngenyaniso yeZibhalo nobuchule bakho njengeNgqina likaYehova ngokuzinikela ekufundeni.

Funda ILizwi LikaThixo Uze Umnqule Ngenyaniso

“Ndiyalele, Yehova, indlela yakho, ndihambe ngenyaniso yakho.”—INDUMISO 86:11.

1. Ngokusisiseko, yathini inkupho yokuqala yeli phephancwadi ngenyaniso?

UYEHOVA ngumthombo wokukhanya nenyaniso. (INdumiso 43:3) Kwakhona usinike ubuchule bokufunda iLizwi lakhe, iBhayibhile, size sifunde inyaniso. Inkupho yokuqala yalo lindixesha—Julayi 1879—yathi: “Inyaniso, ifana nentyatyambo encinane ekwithafa elikhulu, engqongwe yaye ephantse iminxwe lukhula oluninzi lobuxoki. Ukuze uyifumane umele uhlale uphaphile. Ukuze ububone ubuhle bayo umele uluncothule ukhula lobuxoki nameva alikratshi. Ukuba uyayifuna ufanele wenze umgudu. Musa ukwanela kukufumana intyatyambo enye yenyaniso. Ukuba bekwanele ukufumana enye ngezingekho ezinye. Hlala uziqokelela, funa ezingakumbi.” Ukufunda nokufundisisa iLizwi likaThixo kusenza sifumane ulwazi oluchanileyo size sihambe enyanisweni yakhe.—INdumiso 86:11.